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fore-strength

fore-strength noun: that which leads to or engenders strength.

Noun

fore-strength (uncountable)

  1. That which leads to or engenders strength.
    • Saying "Thermopylae" he thought "Leonidas." "Ay, of course; who knows not that?" The man was puzzled at Aristodemos's sudden wrath. "They gave their lives — those men — every one of them. They were the fore-strength of Salamis.1911, Caroline Dale Parke Snedeker, The Coward of Thermopylæ
    • Somewhere within my blood Is the fore-strength of peace1929, MacKnight Black, Machinery

Origin of fore-strength

From fore- + strength.

Questions about fore-strength

What does fore-strength mean?
Fore-strength means that which leads to or engenders strength.
What part of speech is fore-strength?
Fore-strength is a noun.

Words near fore-strength in the dictionary

  1. fore-slayed
  2. fore-slaying
  3. fore-slays
  4. fore-slow
  5. fore-slowing
  6. fore-strength
  7. fore-trained
  8. fore-tried
  9. fore-wit
  10. fore-wits
  11. foreaccustomed

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